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Thursday, February 22, 2018, 5:00pm
By Natalie Guyette

Ever since viewing "The Lion King" in theaters two decades ago, one sociolinguist has been analyzing language patterns in animated kids' shows. We talk with the sociolinguist about his work in exploring if and why a pattern of using foreign accents to represent the villains or "bad guys" exists. We also...

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